Archive for November, 2022

Kids In Need Update

Wednesday, November 30th, 2022

Our latest update:

Before Thanksgiving break, we were able to provide our Village families with a Crest giftcard to help get them through the week. I know this was a huge blessing to so many of them- either to help with a Thanksgiving meal or to help with groceries while their kids didn’t have access to school lunches.

Several of our Village families are also on the school’s Christmas Assistance list, so we are able to use the giftcards to meet their needs in this way as well! Thank you for the new stock of giftcards you dropped off. This will help us tremendously as we prepare for Christmas!

Our middle school principal, Mrs. Donley, is working on rolling out The Village into the Middle School after Christmas, and we are so excited to be able to reach more families! After she talked to her staff about it a couple of weeks ago, several teachers have already contacted us and are eager to get to work! We were able to provide Crest giftcards to these families before Thanksgiving as well. This morning I received this email from one of the teachers: “The Crest gift card that the middle school gave their family before the break opened the door for school and home to work together as a team.” 
We are also planning on putting together little giftbags for the kids before Christmas break with seasonal goods like kleenex, chapstick holders to attach to their backpacks, and fun Christmas treats. 
We can’t thank you enough!

The ministry is expanding and we appreciate those who are able to contribute to Servias. FATHER knows your heart and you can expect HIM to supply all your needs according to HIS riches!

Salvation AND Healing

Tuesday, November 29th, 2022

Jesus dealt with sin and sickness at the same time, so redemption is for both.

Jesus in Luke chapter 5:

18  Some men came to Jesus, carrying a paraplegic man on a stretcher. They attempted to bring him in past the crowd to set him down in front of Jesus.

19 But because there were so many people crowding the door, they had no way to bring him inside. So they crawled onto the roof, dug their way through the roof tiles, and lowered the man, stretcher and all, into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

20 Seeing the demonstration of their faith, Jesus said to the paraplegic man, “My friend, your sins are forgiven!”

21 The Jewish religious leaders and the religious scholars whispered objections among themselves. “Who does this man think he is to speak such blasphemy? Only God can forgive sins. Does he think he is God? ”

22-23 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Why do you argue in your hearts over what I do and think that it is blasphemy for Me to say his sins are forgiven? Let Me ask you, which is easier to prove: when I say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or when I say, ‘Stand up, carry your stretcher, and walk’?” Jesus turned to the paraplegic man and said,

24 “To prove to you all that I, the Son of Man, have the lawful authority on earth to forgive sins, I say to you now, stand up! Carry your stretcher and go on home, for you are healed.”

25 In an instant, the man rose right before their eyes. He stood, picked up his stretcher, and went home, giving God all the glory with every step he took.

26 The people were seized with astonishment and dumbfounded over what they had just witnessed. And they all praised God, remarking over and over, “Incredible! What an unbelievable miracle we’ve seen today!”

Jesus established the Truth that redemption is not only for salvation but for healing of the body as well.

Peter recorded this same Truth by The Holy Spirit in 1st Peter chapter 2:

24  Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

Jesus did not separate the two, neither did Peter, so neither should we.

Isaiah prophesied by The Holy Spirit in chapter 53 of this Truth coming forth into reality:

4   Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.

5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.  NKJV

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 5:

15   And the prayer of faith will heal the sick and the Lord will raise them up, and if they have committed sins they will be forgiven.

Salvation and healing are not separated by FATHER’S Divine Intent.  Man has separated them because of their blindness to the Truth presented here.  We are to no longer be ignorant of this Truth so let us set our expectation of both being achieved in those who are seeking answers to their situation.

In Mark chapter 16, Jesus commanded us:

15  And Jesus said to them, “As you go into all the world, preach openly the wonderful news of the Gospel to the entire human race!

16 Whoever believes the good news and is baptized will be saved, and whoever does not believe the good news will be condemned.

17 And these miracle signs will accompany those who believe: They will drive out demons in the power of my name. They will speak in tongues.

18 They will be supernaturally protected from snakes and from drinking anything poisonous. And they will lay hands on the sick and heal them.”

FATHER has given us the power and authority to minister both salvation and healing at the same time!

Raised Up!

Monday, November 28th, 2022

Pray for the full revelation of your calling and know this: the power that raised Jesus from the dead is in you!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:

18  I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of His calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that He finds in us, His Holy ones!

19   I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power

20 that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted Him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the Heavenly realm!

Our mindsets must change and embrace these Truths!  We must no longer hold on to past defeats and suffering, but embrace the reality revealed to us by The Holy Spirit.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 2:

6   He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with Him into the glorious perfection and authority of the Heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as One with Christ!

We are seated with Jesus, and we should pray from this vantage point- from Heaven to the earth.  Let us focus on our relationship with Jesus, not just our position!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 3:

1   Christ’s resurrection is your resurrection too. This is why we are to yearn for all that is Above, for that’s where Christ sits enthroned at the place of all power, honor, and authority!

2 Yes, feast on all the Treasures of the Heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with Heavenly realities, and not with the distractions of the natural realm.

3 Your crucifixion with Christ has severed the tie to this life, and now your true life is hidden away in God in Christ.

4 And as Christ himself is seen for who He really is, who you really are will also be revealed, for you are now One with Him in His glory!

It is vital that we dwell on these revealed mysteries.  Distractions from the world are intensifying and the adversary wants to pull us away from fully walking in the resurrection Life with Jesus.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 16:

13  But when the Truth-giving Spirit comes, He will unveil the reality of every Truth within you. He won’t speak His own message, but only what He hears from the Father, and He will reveal prophetically to you what is to come.

Wisdom is taking knowledge and knowing what to do with it in a proper and effective manner.

Would you rather hear prophetically from The Holy Spirit or from the talking heads on TV or the Internet?

Jesus revealed the two-fold ministry of The Holy Spirit: unveiling the reality of every Truth within us and reveal prophetically to each of us of what is to come.  What more could you and I ask for?

Finances Were Earmarked

Sunday, November 27th, 2022

Finances were earmarked for your ministry before you were formed in the womb.

Do you think FATHER would leave out any resources or forget about them when HE first thought of you?  Your needed resources are currently in the wrong hands.  Once you have established your trustworthiness of what you are receiving, you should expect and prepare for more resources to come you way.

Are you overflowing yet?

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 6:

38   “Give generously and generous gifts will be given back to you, shaken down to make room for more. Abundant gifts will pour out upon you with such an overflowing measure that it will run over the top! Your measurement of generosity becomes the measurement of your return.”  TPT

Jesus also spoke in Luke chapter 8:

16   “No one lights a lamp and then hides it, covering it over or putting it where its light won’t be seen. No, the lamp is placed on a lampstand so others are able to benefit from its brightness.

17 Because this revelation lamp now shines within you, nothing will be hidden from you— it will all be revealed. Every secret of the Kingdom will be unveiled and out in the open, made known by the revelation-light.

18 So pay careful attention to your hearts as you hear My teaching, for to those who have open hearts, even more revelation will be given to them until it overflows. And for those who do not listen with open hearts, what little light they imagine to have will be taken away.”  TPT

Blessing, healing, and prosperity are all resources of The Kingdom.  Jesus revealed the secrets to receiving in all areas.  I have observed that prosperity is one of the greater challenges for people to receive revelation. 

It takes courage to move from scarcity-thinking to prosperity-thinking.  The world has focused on keeping us enslaved to scarcity by enticing us to seek worldly “things” to the point of going into debt for those temporary pleasures.  The transition requires us to exercise faith IN HIM and that HE is the Rewarder of those who are diligent to seek HIM.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:

6   And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that HE is real and that HE rewards the faith of those who give all their passion and strength into seeking HIM.

One of the fundamental passages we stand on in helping the Kids In Need project is found in Proverbs chapter 19 where Wisdom wrote:

17  Every time you give to the poor you make a loan to the Lord. Don’t worry—you’ll be repaid in full for all the good you’ve done.

FATHER knows the intents of our hearts and HE is the ONE we can count on to fulfill HIS Word in all areas, including finances.  My wife and I have a 50+ year history of knowing this Truth and can testify to It.

Total Trustworthiness

Saturday, November 26th, 2022

You say you want to be in unity, just how trustworthy are you?

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Malachi chapter 3:

8   “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.

9 You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the LORD of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

11 “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the LORD of hosts;

12 “And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the LORD of hosts.  NKJV

The tithe was instituted before The Law thus it is not part of the Old Covenant.  As I have written in the past, the tithe was established before the fall of man.  It establishes WHO is GOD versus who is man (the image of GOD).  Adam and Eve were given instructions concerning the tree, yet they became untrustworthy in adhering to The Word of GOD.

It is written given by Divine revelation of The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 20:

18   Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

19 And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of Heaven and earth;

20 And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tithe of all.  NKJV

FATHER was able to trust Abram who as a result, became Abraham.

What will happen when each of us who have become mature Sons and Daughters, flow freely in all the gifts of The Holy Spirit, especially in the areas of healing and restoration?  Men and women of means will want to bless you financially.  Will you be able to handle financial blessings and still be found trustworthy?

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 6:

38   “Give generously and generous gifts will be given back to you, shaken down to make room for more. Abundant gifts will pour out upon you with such an overflowing measure that it will run over the top! Your measurement of generosity becomes the measurement of your return.”  TPT

What will you do with the overflowing measure given to you?  What do you think Jesus did with the overflow given to His ministry while on the earth?

The Beloved disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 13:

29  Some thought that Judas, their trusted treasurer, was being told to go buy what was needed for the Passover celebration, or perhaps to go give something to the poor.

It is obvious that in the past, Jesus instructed Judas to give to the poor out of the money given to the ministry.  Some of the disciples assumed this to be the case once again.

Unity requires trustworthiness.  How can I enjoy complete fellowship with a person if the other is not trustworthy in all aspects of the relationship?  In the most personal sense, it starts with the tithe.  FATHER doesn’t need our money, but it does establish our relationship with HIM in the one area where the adversary focuses.  The love of money (greed) is the root of all evil.

Once again, I am simply the messenger.

Total Unity

Friday, November 25th, 2022

Unity is necessary for the fullness of times to manifest.

Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 1 as given to him by The Holy Spirit:

3  Every Spiritual blessing in the Heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a Love gift from our wonderful Heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because He sees us wrapped into Christ. This is why we celebrate Him with all our hearts!

This mystery was revealed in about 60 A.D. yet I did not see it for decades.  He already deposited within me sufficient gifts and the anointing for me to fulfill my calling.  This is true for you as well.  If we will embrace this revelation and Truth, we will be able to finally come into full unity!  What separates us now?  It is soulish opinions rather than absolute Truth given by The Holy Spirit.

4  And He chose us to be His very own, joining us to Himself even before He laid the foundation of the universe! Because of His great Love, He ordained us, so that we would be seen as Holy in His Eyes with an unstained innocence.

5-6 For it was always in His Perfect Plan to adopt us as His delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that His tremendous Love that cascades over us would glorify His grace—for the same Love He has for His Beloved One, Jesus, He has for us. And this unfolding plan brings Him great pleasure!

7 Since we are now joined to Christ, we have been given the treasures of redemption by His blood—the total cancellation of our sins—all because of the cascading riches of His grace.

8 This superabundant grace is already powerfully working in us, releasing within us all forms of Wisdom and practical understanding.

9 And through the revelation of the Anointed One, He unveiled His secret desires to us—the hidden mystery of His long-range plan, which He was delighted to implement from the very beginning of time.

10  And because of God’s unfailing purpose, this detailed plan will reign supreme through every period of time until the fulfillment of all the ages finally reaches its climax—when God makes all things new in all of heaven and earth through Jesus Christ.

In other words, His plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Him, things in Heaven and things on earth, to unite us with those in Heaven.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 6:

6  But whenever you pray, go into your innermost chamber and be alone with Father God, praying to Him in secret. And your Father, Who sees all you do, will reward you openly.

7 When you pray, there is no need to repeat empty phrases, praying like those who don’t know God, for they expect God to hear them because of their many words.

8 There is no need to imitate them, since your Father already knows what you need before you ask Him.

9 Pray like this: ‘Our Father, dwelling in the Heavenly realms, may the glory of Your Name be the center on which our lives turn.

10 Manifest Your Kingdom realm, and cause Your every purpose to be fulfilled on earth, just as it is fulfilled in Heaven.

11 We acknowledge you as our Provider of all we need each day.

12 Forgive us the wrongs we have done as we ourselves release forgiveness to those who have wronged us.

13 Rescue us every time we face tribulation and set us free from evil. For You are the King Who rules with power and glory forever. Amen.’

14 “And when you pray, make sure you forgive the faults of others so that your Father in Heaven will also forgive you.

15 But if you withhold forgiveness from others, your Father withholds forgiveness from you.”  TPT

Unity will occur when HIS Kingdom comes to the earth.  When I am fully aligned and totally embrace all aspects of FATHER’S Kingdom including HIS Word and HIS SPIRIT, then I am in complete unity with Heaven.  If you do the same, then we are also in total unity.  This is what mature Sons and Daughters do.  This unity will usher in the fullness of times throughout the earth.  THY KINGDOM COME!

The Purpose Of The Tithe

Thursday, November 24th, 2022

Who owns the tithe?  What is its purpose?

Are you willing to pray and receive the understanding of what Paul prayed in Ephesians chapter 1 as given to him by The Holy Spirit:

18   I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of His calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that He finds in us, His Holy ones!

The first place FATHER established relationship with man was in the Garden.  In the Garden, FATHER placed a tree that was to be restricted from Adam and Eve.  Why?  To establish that FATHER is GOD, and they weren’t.  FATHER can handle both good and evil and still do good.  They couldn’t.  FATHER is the superior One in the relationship, and we should never forget it.  Moreover, we are to continuously be conscious of this reality.  One vital aspect of this Truth is the tithe.

Wisdom recorded in Proverbs chapter 3:

9   Glorify God with all your wealth, honoring HIM with your very best, with every increase that comes to you.  TPT

WHO owns all the wealth?  FATHER does, yet HE established provision for us before we were formed in the womb.  The tithe establishes and reaffirms our relationship with FATHER.  This is why HE is to receive the firstfruits, not the last.

Finances were earmarked for you before you were born.  Your finances yet to be received are currently in the wrong hands and it is up to you to take dominion over those finances.  The first step is to acknowledge the source of those finances by the tithe.

All the good works in Christ were predestined before the earth was formed thus there is no question of finances being set aside on your behalf.  If you don’t have enough faith to tithe on $100, how do you expect to release a $1,000 from the wrong hands?

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 19:

11  At this time Jesus was getting close to entering Jerusalem. The crowds that followed Him were convinced that God’s kingdom realm would fully manifest when Jesus established it in Jerusalem.

12 So He told them this story to change their perspective: “Once there was a wealthy prince who left his province to travel to a distant land, where he would be crowned king and then return.

13 Before he departed he summoned his ten servants together and said, ‘I am entrusting each of you with fifty thousand dollars to trade with while I am away. Invest it and put the money to work until I return.’

14 “Some of his countrymen despised the prince and sent a delegation after him to declare before the royals, ‘We refuse to let this man rule over us! He will not be our king!’

15 “Nevertheless, he was crowned king and returned to his land. Then he summoned his ten servants to see how much each one had earned and what their profits came to.

16 “The first one came forward and said, ‘Master, I took what you gave me and invested it, and it multiplied ten times.’

17 “‘Splendid! You have done well, my excellent servant. Because you have shown that you can be trusted in this small matter, I now grant you authority to rule over ten fortress cities.’

18 “The second came and said, ‘Master, what you left with me has multiplied five times.’

19 “His master said, ‘I also grant you authority in my kingdom over five fortress cities.’

20 “Another came before the king and said, ‘Master, here is the money you entrusted to me. I hid it for safekeeping.

21 You see, I live in fear of you, for everyone knows you are a strict master and impossible to please. You push us for a high return on all that you own, and you always want to gain from someone else’s efforts.’

22 “The king said, ‘You wicked servant! I will judge you using your own words. If what you said about me is true, that I am a harsh man, pushing you for a high return and wanting gain from others’ efforts,

23 why didn’t you at least put my money in the bank to earn some interest on what I entrusted to you?’

24 “The king said to his other servants, ‘Take the money he has and give it to the faithful servant who multiplied my money ten times over.’

25 “‘But master,’ the other servants objected, ‘why give it to him? He already has so much!’

26 “‘Yes,’ replied the king. ‘But to all who have been faithful, even more will be given them. And for the ones who have nothing, even the little they seem to have will be taken from them.

27 Now, bring all those rebellious enemies of mine who rejected me as their king—bring them here before me and execute them!’”

If you don’t tithe, it is because you have not sincerely asked that the “eyes of your understanding” be enlightened.  This Truth may offend some but time is short and those who have ears to hear will make the necessary changes to come into full maturity in the relationship with FATHER.  Your soul may fight you concerning the tithe but this is where you must take a stand.  Which realm do you want to walk in?

My wife and I tithe every month into Servias Ministries.  Why?  I know that it is the purest distribution channel I am aware of.  Since its inception in 2006, Servias has never paid a payroll.  This is why I am free to write the uncompromising Word given to me by The Holy Spirit.  No one controls the purse strings.  Contributions don’t make or break the organization as in most churches. 

It is time to be open with you concerning money.  My wife and I don’t need contributions because FATHER has blessed us exceedingly.  The poor and the needy are the ones whom FATHER is interested in Servias supporting by the tithes and contributions.  My wife and I are willing vessels thus we look forward to helping those in need.  As we do, FATHER adds to us because HE can trust us with more, similar to the faithful stewards in the above passage.

Do you Love FATHER enough to give HIM your firstfruits which are actually HIS?

I am just the messenger!

When Did The Plan Begin?

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022

Are you in agreement with Heaven?  When did The Plan begin?

The following passage of revelation given to Paul by Our Lord Jesus Christ is one of the most important chapters we should dwell on.  Within it is packed tremendous revelation for those willing to dwell on each verse.  It is crucial to our maturity in Christ, the Anointed One.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:

3   Every spiritual blessing in the Heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a Love gift from our wonderful Heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because He sees us wrapped into Christ. This is why we celebrate Him with all our hearts!

4 And He chose us to be His very own, joining us to Himself even before He laid the foundation of the universe! Because of His great Love, He ordained us, so that we would be seen as Holy in His eyes with an unstained innocence.

5-6 For it was always in His perfect plan to adopt us as His delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that His tremendous Love that cascades over us would glorify His grace—for the same Love He has for His Beloved One, Jesus, He has for us. And this unfolding plan brings Him great pleasure!

7 Since we are now joined to Christ, we have been given the treasures of redemption by His Blood—the total cancellation of our sins—all because of the cascading riches of His grace.

8 This superabundant grace is already powerfully working in us, releasing within us all forms of wisdom and practical understanding.

9 And through the revelation of the Anointed One, He unveiled His secret desires to us—the hidden mystery of His long-range plan, which He was delighted to implement from the very beginning of time.

10 And because of God’s unfailing purpose, this detailed plan will reign supreme through every period of time until the fulfillment of all the ages finally reaches its climax—when God makes all things new in all of Heaven and earth through Jesus Christ.

11 Through our union with Christ we too have been claimed by God as His own inheritance. Before we were even born, He gave us our destiny; that we would fulfill the plan of God Who always accomplishes every purpose and plan in His heart.

12 God’s purpose was that we Jews, who were the first to long for the Messianic hope, would be the first to believe in the Anointed One and bring great praise and glory to God!

13 And because of Him, when you who are not Jews heard the revelation of Truth, you believed in the wonderful news of salvation. Now we have been stamped with the Seal of the promised Holy Spirit.

14 He is given to us like an engagement ring is given to a bride, as the first installment of what’s coming! He is our hope-promise of a future inheritance which seals us until we have all of redemption’s promises and experience complete freedom—all for the supreme glory and honor of God!

15 Because of this, since I first heard about your strong faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and your tender Love toward all His devoted ones,

16 my heart is always full and overflowing with thanks to God for you as I constantly remember you in my prayers.

17 I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of Wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know Him through your deepening intimacy with Him.

18 I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones!

19 I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power

20 that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted Him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the Heavenly realm!

21 And now He is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is ever praised, not only in this age, but in the age that is coming!

22 And He alone is the Leader and Source of everything needed in the church. God has put everything beneath the authority of Jesus Christ and has given Him the highest rank above all others.

23 And now we, His church, are His Body on the earth and that which fills him who is being filled by it!

When did FATHER, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit decide to provide us the solutions to all of our challenges?  Before the beginning of time.  When did Jesus agree to shed His Blood for us?  Before the beginning of time.  When did They think of placing you and me on this earth at this time? Before the beginning of time.  Dwell on this Truth and reality.

One more witness:

1 Peter 1:20
This was part of God’s plan, for He was chosen and destined for this before the foundation of the earth was laid, but He has been made manifest in these last days for you.

Speak Life!

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022

Watch your words!  We should only speak life.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 12:

36   You can be sure of this: when the day of judgment comes, everyone will be held accountable for every careless word he has spoken.

37 Your very words will be used as evidence against you, and your words will declare you either innocent or guilty.”

Careless words are idle, useless, inactive, fruitless, or barren.

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Peter chapter 1:

5  So devote yourselves to lavishly supplementing your faith with goodness, and to goodness add understanding,

6 and to understanding add the strength of self-control, and to self-control add patient endurance, and to patient endurance add Godliness,

7 and to Godliness add mercy toward your brothers and sisters, and to mercy toward others add unending Love.

8 Since these virtues are already planted deep within, and you possess them in abundant supply, they will keep you from being inactive or fruitless in your pursuit of knowing Jesus Christ more intimately.

Our words create pictures in our mind.  We envision or imagine the picture our word creates.  FATHER made us this way so that we could and should use our imagination in believing HIM for resources we need.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:

1 Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen.

Hope is equivalent to imagination, envisioning what you are believing for.  Faith provides the expectation of transition from the unseen to the seen.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

6  And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that HE is real and that HE rewards the faith of those who give all their passion and strength into seeking HIM.

We need to see HIM as being a Rewarder.  Seeking HIM diligently is seeing HIM high and lifted up.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Isaiah chapter 61:

1  In the year that King Uzziah died, I clearly saw The Lord. HE was seated on HIS exalted Throne, towering high above me. HIS long, flowing Robe of splendor spread throughout the templet.

2 Standing above HIM were the angels of flaming fire, each with six wings: with two wings they covered their faces in reverence, with two wings they covered their feet, and with two wings they flew.

3 And one called out to another, saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God, Commander of Angel Armies! The whole earth is filled with HIS glory!”

4 The thunderous voice of the fiery angels caused the foundations of the thresholds to tremble as the cloud of glory filled the temple!

Is this Who you see when you seek FATHER?  Our faith is IN HIM, the ALMIGHTY ONE… Mighty over all!

We need to see HIM (image HIM) based on how HE describes HIMSELF in Scripture.  Once we move toward this fulfillment, our faith will be deemed great faith and there will be no doubt.

The Musician

Monday, November 21st, 2022

Who was the musician?

First, read the following passage.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Kings chapter 3:

1  Now Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

2  And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

3 Nevertheless he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.

4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheepbreeder, and he regularly paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams.

5 But it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 So King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.

7 Then he went and sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” And he said, “I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

8 Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “By way of the Wilderness of Edom.”

9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched on that roundabout route seven days; and there was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them.

10 And the king of Israel said, “Alas! For the LORD has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

11 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?” So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”

12 And Jehoshaphat said, “The Word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No, for the LORD has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

14 And Elisha said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you.

15 But now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

16 And he said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’

17 For thus says the LORD: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’

18 And this is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

19 Also you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall cut down every good tree, and stop up every spring of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones.”

20 Now it happened in the morning, when the grain offering was offered, that suddenly water came by way of Edom, and the land was filled with water.

21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to bear arms and older were gathered; and they stood at the border.

22 Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood.

23 And they said, “This is blood; the kings have surely struck swords and have killed one another; now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!”

24 So when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they entered their land, killing the Moabites.

25 Then they destroyed the cities, and each man threw a stone on every good piece of land and filled it; and they stopped up all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees. But they left the stones of Kir Haraseth intact. However the slingers surrounded and attacked it.

26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.

27 Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall; and there was great indignation against Israel. So they departed from him and returned to their own land.

Elisha had “The Word of THE LORD” with him yet he needed a musician to help bring the Prophetic Word to overcome the enemy.  The anointing needed by Elisha did not arrive until the musician broke through the spiritual blockade.  This shows us the need for the right music at the right time by the right vessel.  Let us not downplay the role of music and musicians who are called by THE LORD to breakthrough strongholds during spiritual warfare.

The name of the musician was not important but his anointing to play the four-stringed instrument was!